Academic Calendar

FALL TERM

29 Aug. Mon. Orientation for graduate students and Visiting Researchers begins
31 Aug. Wed. Orientation for new JD students begins.
1 Sept. Thurs. Registration for all new students.
2 Sept. Fri. Orientation for all new students.
5 Sept. Mon. Labor Day.
6 Sept. Tues. Registration for returning students. First-term small groups meet.
7 Sept. Wed. Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. Classes begin, 8:10 a.m. 
            Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m.
14 Sept. Wed. Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m.
6 Oct. Thurs. Fall recess begins, 6 p.m.
7 Oct. Fri. No classes will meet.
10 Oct. Mon. No classes will meet.
11 Oct. Tues. Classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
18 Nov. Fri. Thanksgiving recess begins, 6 p.m.
28 Nov. Mon. Classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
14 Dec. Wed. Only Monday classes will meet.
15 Dec. Thurs. Only Friday classes will meet.
15 Dec. Thurs. Thirteen-week classes end.
16 - 22 Dec. Fri. - Thurs. Makeup dates for thirteen week classes.
22 Dec. Thurs. Fourteen-week classes end; winter recess begins, 6 p.m.
2012
4 Jan. Wed. Recess ends; examination period begins, 9 a.m.
18 Jan. Wed. Examination period ends; fall term ends, 5:00 p.m.

SPRING TERM
23 Jan. Mon. Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m.; registration for all students.
24 Jan. Tues. Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m.
31 Jan. Tues. Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m.
9 Mar. Fri. Spring recess begins, 6 p.m.
19 Mar. Mon. Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
27 Apr. Fri. Classes end.
4 May Fri. Examination period begins, 9 a.m.
11 May Fri. Scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m.
17 May Thurs. Self-scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m.
18 May Fri. Rescheduled examinations end; spring term ends, 5 p.m.
21 May Mon. UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
30 May Wed. Degrees voted by faculty.

Labor Day is September 5, 2011.
Rosh Hashanah is on September 29-30, 2011 (beginning at sundown on September 28).
Yom Kippur is on October 8, 2011 (beginning at sundown on October 7).
YLS Alumni Weekend is November 4-6, 2011.